Carlo Caparas' Ang Panday, a special effects-laden fantasy-adventure starring actor-politician Bong Revilla, remains the biggest box-office hit at the 35th Metro Manila Film Festival up to Jan. 2, according to a Manila Bulletin report. Ang Panday has earned P80.8 million (US$1.75m) since Dec. 25.
The runners-up are the vampire comedy Ang Darling Kong Aswang, starring Vic Sotto and Cristine Reyes as a sort of female Robert Pattinson, with P76m (US$1.65m), and Laurice Guillen's romantic melodrama I Love You Goodbye, starring Derek Ramsay, Gabby Concepcion, and Angelica Panganiban, with P69.8m (US$1.51m).
Of the festival's seven films, the one box-office disaster has been boxer Manny Pacquiao's fantasy flick Wapakman, which has grossed a paltry P2 million (US$43,000).
Throughout the two-week Metro Manila Film Festival, movie theaters in the Philippines' capital screen only festival entries. International box-office hits such as Avatar and Sherlock Holmes will have to wait at least until the festival comes to a close on Jan. 8.
found some great movies this year for MMFF .. any suggestions? whats the best movie to watch with my girlfriend?